Read the text ‘British Education’ and find English equivalents to:
infant school-
compulsory education -
comprehensive school-
typing course-
boarding school-
equal opportunities-

Answer the following questions:
1. When do British children start their schooling?
2. What’s the age of pupils to go to the 1st form in secondary school?
3. Where can they go on studying after leaving school at the age of 16?
4. How many subjects do they have to prepare to get to British university?
5. Why can not everyone afford to study at private school?
6. Which types of schools are there in Britain today?

My name is Kate and I am 11 years old. Let me introduce you to my siblings - my two elder brothers and elder sister. I look like my mum. She has brown  CURLY hair too. I have my father’s brown eyes and freckles on my face. I go to a singing club where we have our band. We learn songs from different cultures and sing at school. James is the  OLDEST brother, he is 28 years old. He is his own boss. James has a company. He is tall and has got short brown hair. He has a beard and a moustache. He is like our father who likes casual style in clothing - a T-shirt and jeans. Rob is 22 years old. He is a musician. He plays the guitar and piano in the local pub. He has long black hair and a  BEARD. I call him Batman because he always wears black - it is his favourite colour. He is the tallest person in our family. Mary is my elder sister. She is a student. I like her style. She studies to be a fashion designer and she can fit clothes well. She is slim and has got short fair hair. We are siblings but we are so different

I think that national symbols serve as a union of citizens, people living in a country with a certain flag, a coat of arms and a hymn clearly identify themselves in the world. And yet, national symbols, for example, the coat of arms, are used in the design of country documents. However, not all people identify myself with the national symbols of my country, including me. I respect my country, but I'm still too young to think about such cardinal and important things, so far I do not care.The main advantage is that people living in a country with certain national symbols can feel independent, they have something that no other state repeats. People identify themselves with their national symbols, and this unites all citizens. The main drawback symbols is that they are not updated often, young people are not interested in learning about the history of creating these symbols. The state literally does nothing to interest the younger generation in the history of their nationalities -regional character.